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DAT Freight Index: Hurricanes Delay October Freight Surge

DAT Freight & Analytics

Severe weather in Asia and the U.S. Eastern seaboard slowed seasonal freight flows in October.

Freight availability declined 7 percent on the spot market in October, month over month, reports DAT Solutions.

Warehouse Space Tightens as Food Industry Prepares for Brexit

Companies are stockpiling their products as they fear they might get held up at ports if Brexit doesn't reach a deal.

Food Warehouse

Class 8 Trucks See Higher Forecast in 2019

Research firm FTR has upped its 2019 forecast for North American Class 8 truck factory shipments to 350,000 units.

Class 8 Truck

Cold Chain Integrity Plans for New $20 Million Facility

The facility will benefit local small businesses as well as adding more jobs to the region.

Cold Chain

Instacart Expands Instacart Pickup Service

The service allows customers to have the convenience of both delivery and pick up options by ordering through Instacart.

Instcart

Software & Technology

Top Ocean Carriers and Terminal Operators Initiate Blockchain Consortium

The platform will establish a digital baseline that will connect all stakeholders to enable collaborative innovation and digital transformation in the supply chain.

Blockchain

Spot Truckload Rates Fall Despite Tighter Capacity

Surging imports at West Coast ports helped push spot load-to-truck ratios higher for van and refrigerated freight during the week ending Nov. 3.

Dat51

Hub Group to Acquire CaseStack

Hub Group is acquiring CaseStack for $225 million in cash.

Illinois Soybean Association Rallies Behind Containerized Shipping Amid Trade Dispute, Record Harvest

The anticipated bumper harvest of U.S. soybeans this fall amid a trade dispute with China presents an opportunity for growers to reach new international markets with containerized shipping.

Soybeans

Software & Technology

Pizza Hut and Toyota Develop Robotic Pizza Making Delivery Truck

Pizza Hut and Toyota have joined forces to develop Tundra PIE Pro, a zero-emission mobile pizza factor that can deliver oven-hot pizza wherever it goes.

Pizza Hut

Want to Keep Drivers Connected? Be Welcoming at Your Office and Terminals

Are driver windows necessary for businesses, or is it only putting a strain on trucker relationships?

Mark Murrell

Lineage Logistics and Dreisbach Enterprises Open Advanced Food Storage and Transportation Hubs

“Lineage Cool Port Oakland” to set a new industry standard in innovation, speed and efficiency.

Cool Port Oakland

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